Cubs Lefthander Jose Quintana Injures Pitching Hand Washing Dishes

Freak non sports related injuries to athletes aren’t uncommon. The latest such injury happened to Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Jose Quintana. It seems the lefthander injured the thumb on his pitching hand washing dishes at his Miami home.

The injury required five stitches. Quintana was expected to begin throwing again in two weeks. Spring (or Summer?) training camps are getting underway with teams beginning the abbreviated 60 game schedule in three weeks. Last season, Quintana was 13-9 with a 4.68 ERA with 152 strikeouts in 171 innings pitched. Acquired from the White Sox in the middle of the 2017 season, Quintana is 33-23 with a 4.23 ERA for the Cubs in 78 games, and 83-77 with a 3.72 in 250 games lifetime. Quintana was expected to be a key part of the Cubs starting rotation; it remains to be seen just how much he can contribute in the Covid-19 mandated short season.

Here’s an 11 strikeout performance by Quintana from last season: